Rich green taro or kalo, a sacred food source of early Polynesians and a staple for native Hawaiians for poi, grows abundantly near Hanalei, on Kauai's north shore. The taro field is called a loi in Hawaiian.

Marc Schechter

MS497Rich green taro or kalo, a sacred food source of early Polynesians and a staple for native Hawaiians for poi, grows abundantly near Hanalei, on Kauai's north shore. The taro field is called a loi in Hawaiian.